I ordered this game from the Zodiac game site on a backup disc. I can download the game butI prefer to have my games on disc when possible. I recieved my game today and installed it. However after the installation there is no launch icon for the game anywhere on my desktop or in the all programs file that lists games etc. that on on your computer. I found the game file in programs under the Anuman Interactive name. I still do not see any game launch icon anywhere in that file. There is the game name with a picture but when you click on that is only says icon...so nothing there either to start the game. I am at a loss as how to play the game now. I did contact the Zodiac game site but was hoping someone here at Gameboomers may be able to help me. Any suggestions greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I tried all sorts of things and finally got the game to launch. Thanks...however lots of problems accessing my game page from the Zodiac icon. It just will not connect for me the past couple of days...contacted their website support...but they are suggesting it may be my firewall etc. However my computer has had no changes at all and I connected fine a week ago...frustrating problem.

Kjos, hi. I also am trying to play this game...did you manage to find out how to save? I tried the escape key while playing but that did nothing...no menu even appears. In the game menu I cannot find any way to save either.....

Accessing the menu screen.When you launch the game, you come directly to this screen.To access the main menu screen during gameplay, press the "Esc" key.(not accessible from interface screens).

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SavingTo save a game, click on one of the available spaces. You can overwrite one savewith another by clicking on the image of your previous save. If you want to exit thescreen without saving, click on "Back."

So you're doing it right by using the Escape key. However if you're using the Escape key while zoomed in on something or inside the inventory, it might not work (I'm not sure what "not accessible from interface screens" means, but there is an inventory screen, a writing desk screen, a map screen, and an attache case screen that are different from the regular gameplay screen).

But I'm guessing the company you bought the game from has altered the save feature somehow. Can you tell if it's autosaving now? If you restart the game, does it take you back to where you left off?

Kjos, I don't see anything about closed captions in the manual I downloaded.

I also cannot access a save game area. I followed your prompts and checked out the areas mentioned:inventory screen, writing desk, attache case and map. But the only two that work for me are the inventory and writing desk screen. The other two are there but when you click on them nothing happens...when I go back to the game I can continue from where I last left off in the game but I was hoping to save as I understand you can die in this game and should save...still cannot access anyway to save. Been over it and over it...

I wonder if you got a bad download or a bad install, Linda. If you see the areas, they should work -- unless they only come available later in the game. It's been years since I played the game and I traded it so can't check, and the new versions at Zodiac and Gamersgate may be different anyway.

I did finally access the map. I had to buy one in order to do that. It does seem that somehow the save has been deleted and you can only continue on from where you left off. However if that is what is happening then why keep the load in the menu screen....I have tried over and over to access a save screen with no progress at all.

It sounds like they "dumbed down" the save feature to be an autosave. Casual game portals sometimes do that. It's very annoying for people who want to go back to previous saves to replay part of the game -- especially when they want to hear a conversation or watch a cut scene again because they were interrupted by a phone call or something while playing. You should write to the place you bought it from and tell them how confusing the change was with the option to load a game sitting there in the menu screen but nothing attached -- no saves to load. Tell them your preference for a real save feature like the game originally had.

New issue with this game. O.K. I found a bug of sorts in the game purchased earlier. I reached a point in the game where I could not use an item in my inventory for some reason. Without doing this I could not continue. I tried over and over but just could not get the item I needed to be of any use....I found the game on The Adventure Shop at a reasonable price so I purchased it again. I love these older games and really wanted to play this one again. I dowonloaded it, installed and activated the game without any problems. However when I go to play the game will not launch. I only see a greyish screen with no images of any kind on it. I have to use the contrl/del buttons to even get out of the screen. I went into the game file under properites and changed that to windows 95/98 hoping that would help. It was of no help at all. I am playing some older and newer games right now with no problems. I am using windows XP home edition. I was hoping someone may be able to help me to get this game running. I did contact The Adventure Shop as well.

I'm sorry you're having so much trouble with this game. You might try other compatibility modes besides Win95/98, like Windows 2000 or Windows NT, to see if one of those work better. Also use the checkboxes on the compatibility tab to disable visual themes and advanced text services (if you see them on the compatibility tab).